It will be interesting to see what happens as even more disc-equipped bikes are raced in pro road racing. Looking to the Future with Katie Compton The Euro Exit Interview. The future holds great technology in the way of disc brakes, electronic shifting, lightweight carbon frames and more. Legg-Compton explains that Compton races a lot in the.

but both concede that on certain courses, disc brakes will be the best option. During that time, she has ridden an alloy prototype and the alloy Crockett, and. Speaking of the bike, like most of the cyclo-cross field, Compton uses a hydraulic disc brake setup but has eschewed the 1X trend. Katie Compton has ten National Championships to her name. This happens to be a case from CX, which is where many have pointed to as an example asking 'why isn't it happening there?' Did you notice the link in the article to another pro CX disc injury back October? Sounds like she crashed solo? But an injury or a mechanical took you out of contention. Katie Compton first rode a Trek cyclocross bike in the fall of 2012 as a sponsored athlete, and since then, she has been a regular on the Wisconsin company’s bikes for the last 7 of her 15-straight national championships. race reports press releases euro-file 2022 Pan-American Cyclocross Championships Start List Falmouth. Home Read Digital Community & Forums Contact news. We take a look at her Jingle Cross and CrossVegas World Cup bike. Hey, I personally thought these safety concerns for road racing were a bit overblown.but, we're starting to see more and more cases of possible injuries. There’s plenty of new bits on Katie Comptons Trek Boone this season. The point is whether or not it's a good idea to have more of them in an event with higher speeds, closer racing, and higher likelihood of crashes involving multiple riders.and for arguable reasons (not really an overall performance improvement). We say apparently because we don’t know the full facts of the incident that occurred. However, when compared across seven years of data, different. Compton and her husband/mechanic Mark Legg-Compton don't travel the globe with. Katie Compton winding down storied career, will retire in 2022 Betsemas back-dated six-month doping ban is bullshit says Compton. I would pay just about anything for that joke to be put to rest. Mon, 12:28 37 The disc brake debate has hit social media again with cyclocross racer Katie Compton’s husband sharing a gory picture of a badly cut knee, apparently caused by a disc brake rotor. While many racers are locked into using either rim brakes or disc brakes, Compton has Trek Boone 9s set up with both. You think CX is going back to rim brakes? What about mountain? Do they have to as well? While some riders have a short career, others span several decades. EricMPro wrote:yes, it's called a tire and tube

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